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Great Birthday Weekend - Review of Blackthorn

Great Birthday Weekend

Myself and my boyfriend found this gem a few months ago and decided it would be a great place to celebrate our birthdays and it didn't disappoint ! While we were at the cottage we decided to price up coming back this year and we are booking it today! it really is a great place to just relax and forget all your worries. Peter and Karen are lovely and couldn't do enough for us ! I would highly recommend to anyone.More

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Stayed: May 2015, travelled as a couple

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Management response:Responded 30 May 2015

We're so glad you enjoyed your joint birthday weekend at Blackthorn, and thanks for taking time to write the review! It's a great area to help celebrate a special occasion having the two pubs in the village and a good variety of quality restaurants in nearby Rye.We love it too when guest make full use of the facilities as you did: playing volleyball in the indoor pool, drinking chilled bubbly in the tub, AND playing badminton on the newly mown grass down at the summer house! We look forward to seeing you again soon...

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The Blackthorn cottage was perfect in every way.Its just off the beaten track so no noise from any roads ect, a perfect view from the decked patio over fields toward the sea.We were given a very warm welcome by Peter who explained how to use the hot tub and pool, yes thats right, hot tub and pool for your private use, and they were brilliant, the pool room is warm and the water was too, the hot tub was just right, hot but not uncomfortable.The lounge come kitchen area was comfy with a log fire on a cold night, or just central heating if needed. The en'suite was clean and roomy, as was the bedroom with comfy bed.You have everything you need for a romantic holiday.

Stayed: May 2015, travelled as a couple

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Management response:Responded 30 May 2015

Karen and I are so glad your stay was such a success. Who would have thought though that you'd need to use the little wood burner in May, but the weather did turn warm and sunny for much of the week allowing you to visit the local places of interest, and get the most out of your holiday! Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review of your stay at Blackthorn. It is much appreciated.

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myself and my partner went for a quiet long weekend break and it was amazing.from start to finish there we had the best time. Pete the owner was very polite and could not of been more helpful.We were amazed at the price we paid for what we got. The pool and hot tube were for our use only and very simple to use.Set in a lovely area quiet peaceful and great views, it was lovely to eat breakfast out on the veranda.in the local towns I would most highly recommend to eat simply Italy and the queens head great value for money and fantastic food.we are happy t say I am definitely looking forward to planning my next mini beak to blackthorn cottage:)

Stayed: April 2015, travelled as a couple

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Management response:Responded 16 April 2015

Many thanks for taking time to write a review - it's much appreciated. We're really glad that Blackthorn ticked all the boxes, and that you were able to visit Rye.The beautiful old town of Rye has some great places to eat out at, and Simply Italian is one of our favourites. We're also fortunate to have two pubs that do good food in the village, and the Queens Head rarely disappoints: massive home-cooked portions of food, with a number of guest ales, all set in a cosy traditional country pub complete with log fires for the winter and a large beer garden for the summer... It doesn't get much better than that! We hope you'll get a chance to return and sample some more of this fabulous area soon.Peter & Karen.

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Hugely enjoyed our long anticipated easter break at blackthorn. after reading so many glowing reviews of this lovely place we were prepared for at least some small disappointments...but NO...everything met or exceeded our high expectations. blackthorn ticks all those boxes for a couples escape. beautiful location, great facilites, privacy, lovely and spacious grounds, cosy accommodation, well equipped and immaculately presented and maintained. delicious eggs..thankyou ladies...and wildlife at your door are the icing on the cake. we spent most of our break sightseeing (so much to see and do in the area for virtually all tastes) so we simply have to come back to enjoy a few days wallowing in the pool and hot tub! we´ll be looking fwd to those return trips (notice plural) even more than our first visit. a BIG thankyou to our hosts.

Stayed: April 2015, travelled as a couple

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Management response:Responded 10 April 2015

Many thanks for your lovely review. Yes, next time you must indulge in the hot tub and indoor pool! Perhaps after a day-out taking the little boat to Bodiam Castle and catching the steam train back, or exploring the unique churches on Romney Marsh? Whatever your choices happens to be, it will be great to welcome you both back to Blackthorn! Best wishes until there.Peter & Karen.

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Amazing holiday rental in a quiet setting with easy access to Hastings and Rye. Stayed for a long weekend and couldn't be happier!

Lovely hot tub which sitting in at night watching the stars is great and its seems very cosy with the log fire (after a couple of attempts to light!) at night. Nice sized swimming pool and the hosts were very helpful and pleasant and can't do enough for you !

will definitely come back again!

Stayed: March 2015, travelled as a couple

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Management response:Responded 17 March 2015

Many thanks for the review. After driving such along way I'm glad to know that you made the most of your weekend. Certainly sitting in the hot tub gazing up at the stars is special! Fortunately being both near the sea and not having light pollution means you can enjoy a larger expanse of sky, and if there's only a little cloud cover then the night sky is awesome, - the same with the sunsets at the local beach.Thanks again for the lovely review, and we hope to welcome you both again soon!

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I had to book this 5 months in advance but it was worth the wait. Great value compared to some of the others I looked at. Cheaper AND better. Blackthorn is about 1.5 hours away from London Kings Cross by public transport. The cottage is surrounded by beautiful countryside yet within easy walking distance of buses to Rye and Hastings.The house, hot tub and swimming pool were all very clean and there were absolutely no problems with the facilities. Admittedly we were really lucky with the weather, rare march sunshine. The hot tub is outdoors so would have been less great in colder months or rain.

The town of Rye has some great little independent shops and can be covered in 1 day.

The most pleasing thing was the excellent customer service provided by the host. Peter arranged for a predelivered birthday card and chocolates to be waiting for us on arrival, gave us all the information we could possibly need to help us plan our trip and even picked us up from Rye train station since we were not driving.

Probably the best guest accommodation I have ever stayed in and I would definitely go back.

Stayed: March 2015, travelled as a couple

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Management response:Responded 10 March 2015

Many thanks for the glowing review. It's great to know that your special weekend went as well as it did! Personally I think relying on public transport to get you to a rural location, somewhere new and unknown, was quite brave of you, so I was more than happy to help in any way I could.Blackthorn's location is the best of both worlds, as although we're situated on the edge of a village with stunning rural views, we are quite close to the Hastings/Rye trunk road - served by a regular bus service running between both Hastings and Rye railway stations, which in turn have regular trains from both London Charing Cross, and London St Pancras via Ashford. We even have a small country station at nearby Three Oaks on the Hastings to Rye line where I have collected guests from in the past. So, idyllically rural but not remote! Anyway, many thanks again for the review, and we hope to welcome you again soon.

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